1. I. Application of General Certification Standards

   1. A. General

      1. 1. Unit of Certification

         A field shall be the unit of certification.

      2. 2. Isolation

         To be eligible for certification a seed field must be isolated from fields of any other variety or fields of the same variety that do not meet the varietal purity requirements for certification as follows:

         Class	Feet
         Foundation	1,320
         Registered	1,320
         Certified	825

   2. B. Specific

      		Maximum Permitted—Ratio of Plants
      	Factor	Foundation	Registered	Certified
      	Other varieties
      	-definite	None	1:14000	1:7000
      	-doubtful	None	1:4800	1:2400

   The General Certification Standards, Clemson University Regulation 27-190, are basic and applicable.

   II. Land Requirements

   Okra shall not be eligible for certification if planted on land where okra was grown the previous year unless the preceding crop was planted with certified seed of the same variety of an equal or higher seed class.

   III. Field Inspection

   A field inspection shall be made at such time the characteristics of the variety being inspected can best be distinguished from those of another variety.

   IV. Field Standards

2. V. Seed Standards

   	*Total weed seeds shall not exceed 5 seeds per lb., in Foundation and Registered; 10 per lb. in Certified.
   	**Objectionable weed seeds shall include weed seeds inseparable in processing.
   	***Other kinds shall not exceed 2 seeds per lb. in Registered; 3 per lb. in Certified.
   	N. S.—No Standards

   VI. Size of Lots

   For the purpose of issuing Certification tags the standard lot size for okra shall be a maximum of 200 bags or 10,000 lbs.

   VII. Size of Official Sample

   A 4 oz. sample of okra is required for official purity and germination tests by the S.C. State Department of Agriculture.

HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 8, Issue No. 12, eff December 28, 1984.